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  • 61Fee estate — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… …

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  • 62Fee farm — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… …

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  • 63Fee farm rent — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… …

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  • 64Fee fund — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… …

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  • 65Fee tail — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… …

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  • 66fee absolute — ˌfee ˈabsolute also ˌfee ˈsimple, ˌfee ˌsimple ˈabsolute noun [singular] PROPERTY LAW complete possession of property, with the right to give or sell it freely, or leave it to someone in a will (= a document that says who should get your property …

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  • 67fee — (fē) n. 1. A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a privilege: »a license fee; tuition fees. 2. A charge for professional services: »a surgeon s fee. 3. A tip; a gratuity. 4. Law See …

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  • 68fee tail — see fee 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fee tail n. A conveyance of prop …

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  • 69fee — late 13c., from O.Fr. fieu, fief fief, possession, holding, domain; feudal duties, payment, from M.L. feodum land or other property whose use is granted in return for service, widely said to be from Frank. *fehu od payment estate, or a similar… …

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  • 70fee — [fē] n. [ME, estate, fief, payment < Anglo Fr (< OFr feu, fief < Gmc, as in OHG feho, fihu, akin to OE feoh) < IE base * pek > OE feoh, cattle, property] 1. a) Historical heritable land held from a feudal lord in return for… …

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